Techniques for virtual private network (VPN) services over optical networks. Client data is received from a source device connected to a first node in an optical communication network. The client data is for transmission over the optical communication network to a destination device connected to a second node in the optical communication network. The client data is transmitted from the source device to the destination device using a layer 2 (L2) virtual network connection between the source device and the destination device. This includes transmitting the client data from the first node to the second node over an optical transport network (OTN) path through the optical communication network using a frame. The second node is configured to receive the frame and transmit the client data to the destination device based on an identifier in the frame.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the L2 virtual network connection comprises a virtual private local area network service (VPLS) connection between the source device and the destination device.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more corresponding destination identifiers comprise at least one of VLAN interface identifiers or port identifiers.
4. The method of claim 2, further comprising: populating the MAC address table with an entry comprising a MAC address associated with the destination device and an OTN path identifier associated with the OTN path.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the populating is based on a transmission received at the first node from the second node using the OTN path.
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